Lot Essay
The figure does not appear in its niche in the 1934 Town and Country article so it was likely to have been purchased after this date.
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'The Hermès library is the greatest room of her career'.
- Stephen M. Salny
'The library [is] the most boldly stylish room I have ever seen in this country. Not warm, and not cozy, but incredibly chic.'
- Mark Hampton
'For me the great room is the library, with its Hermès leather walls. One of the five greatest American rooms of the XX century. It's a unique event.'
- David Netto
LIBRARY
A CHINESE TANG STYLE PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A STANDING FEMALE
SUPPLIED BY FRANCES ELKINS
Details
A CHINESE TANG STYLE PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A STANDING FEMALE
SUPPLIED BY FRANCES ELKINS
The moulded figure with down-cast eyes and serene expression standing with hands clasped below breast in flowing robe and headdress on a carved, stepped kidney shaped wooden base
Approximately 41 in. (104.4 cm.) high
SUPPLIED BY FRANCES ELKINS
The moulded figure with down-cast eyes and serene expression standing with hands clasped below breast in flowing robe and headdress on a carved, stepped kidney shaped wooden base
Approximately 41 in. (104.4 cm.) high
Literature
K. Coventry, D. Meyer and A. Miller, Classic Country Estates of Lake Forest, New York, 2003, p. 181.
S. E. Cohen and S. S. Benjamin, North Shore Chicago: Houses of the Lakefront Suburb 1890-1940, New York, 2004, p. 281.
S. M. Salny, Frances Elkins: Interior Design, 2005, p. 70.
S. E. Cohen and S. S. Benjamin, North Shore Chicago: Houses of the Lakefront Suburb 1890-1940, New York, 2004, p. 281.
S. M. Salny, Frances Elkins: Interior Design, 2005, p. 70.